Swinging Christmas Songs for Big Band

a hard swinging up-tempo blues, w/solos for Trpt, Trbn, Tenor, Piano & Bass. Lots of swinging ens [strong high brass] & 'Ellingtonish' saxes.

An up-tempo swinging blues, in which the melody is passed back & forth & repeated by Trpts & Saxes. Toward the end the tempo changes back & forth from the up-tempo half-time. Open solo spots for Trpt,...

This is a roasting up-tempo swinger that starts w/the 'shout chorus', which repeats at the end. Solos: Trpts, Trbns, Alto, Tenor, Bari & Piano. There is plenty of ens work [high lead Trpt] include sax...

This could be 'Two Views of the Blues'. It combines two styles of 'blues', starting w/a 'straight 8ths funk' section. Then going on to a dbl. time 'swing' section. This pattern repeats during the solo...

Fast swing with a repeating 5-bar cut-time ostinato in the bass and a mildly demented call and response melody in the trumpets and saxes. This is a great high-energy festival chart with plenty of solo...

Another treatment of a Ron Miles tune written for his Central Coast Jazz Festival appearance in 2003. This chart begins with an intensely chromatic contrapuntal layering effect that builds to a frenzy...

(In memory of Paul Shaghoian) Part one of ' There'. (Commissioned in honor of Gil Evans by IAJE and the Herb Aplert Foundation and premiered by soloist Tim Ries with the Fresno Jazz Composers Orchestr...

(In memory of Paul Shaghoian) Part two of ' There'. (Commissioned in Honor of Gil Evans by IAJE and the Herb Alpert Foundation and premiered by soloist Tim Ries with the Fresno Jazz Composers Orchestr...

A colorful, multi-faceted composition commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival for the 2006 Next Generation Festival sight reading competition, this medium-up swing chart features unusual phrase len...

Blues with modified changes using unis. Trombones stating melody. Alto and trbn solos with ensemble lead ins. Swinging out chorus. 5,4,4,3-4. No doubles.

Medium swing tune with conventional AABA form. Tenor solo with reed, tbn, and ensemble background.

Swinging modified blues. Extensive ensemble chorus' around tenor and trombone solos. No doubles. Medium difficult.

This is an original big band chart (5/4/4/G/P/B/D) featuring alto and trombone solos. It is medium tempo swing and has an interesting interlude between solos. Tpt. 1 to written high C#. Medium Difficu...

Medium swing. 1/4 note = 144. Great ensemble writing. Solo changes on 1st tenor sax and 1st trombone. Nice shout chorus. Flute doubles. Optional percussion.

Straight-ahead, hard-swing shuffle with solos for alto and tenor. Soprano lead on extensive sax soli.

Bright swing, unison bop line for alto, tenor, bari, trumpet and guitar. Fun changes for tenor sax and trumpet solos. Challenging development section for the whole ensemble and sax soli/ensemble shout...

As the title suggests, it is a straight ahead swinger from start to finish. There is a unique rhythm section intro (with optional flute) followed by the band's statement of the melody and a large sax...

This is a bright tempo swinger featuring solos for both alto sax and guitar, and a lead trumpet note of written high D. It is very suitable as a festival or concert opener due to its intensity and app...

Flashback is a medium swing bebop tune that features the saxes on a AABA form with the trumpets taking over the B section. The arrangement has 2 sections of improvisation (all parts have the chord cha...

Two for Two is a medium swing tune based on Tea For Two that features alto and trpt soloists playing the head and improv. 5-4-4-4 (Lead Tb. C5, lead trpt. F6)1/4 note= 180. Medium difficult.

No Evidence is a medium, Monkish swing tune based on There Is No Greater Love that features tenor sax and piano. An ensemble 'Pittsburgh March' (ala Erroll Garner) is thrown in for good measure. 5-4-4...

Composed by Steve Reyes. This is a concert jazz piece that features a dramatic opening, leading to the main theme, which is in 5/4. The middle section of the tune, which features alto sax, offers solo...

There are quite a few compositions written in a blues format, but what makes the different in this chart is that it swings hard right from the beginning and keeps the energy level high right to the la...

Hard swingin' medium groove shuffle. Features trombone soli, and open solo section.

Medium swing original by Louie Bellson written to feature Carl Saunders on trumpet, arranged by Albert Alva. Has optional 5th trumpet and vibes parts.